In this interview, Jennifer Moone, VP of Marketing & Partnership, shares how RIF is helping kids nationwide fall in love with reading through books, resources, and joyful programs.
Reading Is Fundamental (RIF) and the American Association of School Librarians (AASL) share a commitment to supporting students’ reading during the summer months when they are particularly at risk for learning loss. RIF and AASL believe deeply in the importance of keeping kids reading AND making it fun and engaging. It’s also critical to support children and families right in their communities, making summer reading accessible for all.
Over the past three years, RIF's Middle School Family Literacy Initiative brought reading joy, choice, connection, and community to over 144,000 students across the nation, providing 420,000 books to build home libraries.
DECATUR—Christ Child Society of Atlanta received two federal grants from Reading is Fundamental in 2024 supporting literacy at St. Peter Claver Regional School.
To celebrate 20 years of partnership, the Dollar General Literacy Foundation and Reading Is Fundamental awarded $60,000 in grants and nearly 4,500 books to three Alachua schools.
Dr. Katie Sciurba, highlights that when it comes to books, "relevance" is deeply personal and complex, and demonstrates why educators can benefit from adopting a student-centered approach that values students’ lived experiences and voices over imposed definitions of what is “relevant.”
For National Reading Month, RIF Middle School Literacy Advisory Board Member, Daris McInnis, discusses student motivation and engagement, involving families in literacy, the foundational reading skills for middle school, and the importance of summer learning.
For National Reading Month, RIF Middle School Literacy Advisory Board Member, Kip Plaisted, discusses the impact of literacy development in the social studies subject area, the importance of higher-level thinking skills, and how school leadership can collaborate with teachers to form a strong literacy culture.
